Combined bootjack and footrest



1. BRUSCHI, COMBINED BOOUACK AND FOUTREST.

` APY'LICIATION FILED SEPI. l5. 1919.

1,361,010. l Patented 1110.131920.

UNITED STATES JOHN BRUSCHI, 0F BAYONNE, NEW JERSEY.

COMBINED BOOTJ'ACK AND FOOTREST.

Specication of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 7, 1920.

Application filed September 15, 1919. Serial No. 323,797.

To all 'whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, JOHN BRUscHI, a subject of the King of Italy, and resident of Bayonne, in the county of Hudson and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Combined Bootjacks and F ootrests, of which the following is a specification.

rlhis invention relates to a combined bootjack and foot rest. Its object is the production of a device which can be used either as a bootj ack or foot rest and which can be converted from one to the other, by reversing its position without changing the relative positions of its parts.

In the accompanying drawings which eX- emplify one form of the invention Figure 1 shows an end view of the device; Fig. 2 represents a section of Fig. l on the line 27 2; Fig. 3 is a top plan view and section of Fig. 2 on the line 3, 3; Fig. 4 shows an elevation of the device reversed from that shown in Fig. 2 and Fig. 5 represents an elevation of one of the parts of the device, and section of Fig. 2 on the line 5, 5. i

The device comprises a plate 20 with crotch or recess 2l at one end, a recess 22 at the other end and a notch 23 in about its central position. A second plate 26 inclined to the first plate has a notch 27, and by means of the notches 23 and 27 the plates 20 and 26 are halved with each other to lock them together. Side plates 30 are fastened to the plate 26 and between them and on o ne side of the plate 2O is secured a cover 3l with the outer edge 32. A door 33 is hinged to the plate 26 and its swinging 'end can abut against the said edge 32. A hinge clamp 34 is fastened to the cover 31 and is positioned to engageV a locking pin 35 carried on the door 33. A spring 37 has one end fastened to the plate 26 `and its other end bears against the door 33 to normally maintain the latter in its closed position. A receptacle 38 is thus formed on one side of the plate 26 having the door 33. Cleats 39 and 40 are secured to opposite sides of the plate 26 and moldings 41, 42 are respectively fastened to the plate 26 and to the cleats 39 and 40. Moldings 43 and 44 stiffen the connection between the plates 20 and 26. A mirror 46 is supported on the plate 26 on the side opposite to the receptacle 38. Moldings 47, 48, 49 and 50 fastened to the plate 26 maintain the mirror in position.

A covering 54 preferably of leather is provided for the recess 22.

l/Vhen the device is used as a foot rest, it is positioned as indicated in Figs. l, 2 and 3. The user places the heel of his foot upon the covering 54 and the foot can be operated upon and at the same time the user can observe his foot and particularly the bottom thereof by means of the mirror 46. When the device is used as a boot jack, it is reversed as shown in Fig. 4 with the recess end 22 of the plate 20 bearing on the floor.

One foot of the user is then brought t0 bear on the end of the plate 2O which is nearest the floor and the back of the boot of the other foot is engaged by the crotch or recess 2l to remove the same.

Having described my invention what I desire to secure by Letters Patent and claim is:

l. In a device of the character described the combination of a pair of plates making angles with each other, one of said plates having a recess at one end and a crotch at the other end, the said recess with the device in one position constituting a foot rest, and the crotch with the device in a reversed position constituting a boot jack.

2. In a device of the character described the combination of a pair of plates making angles with each other, one of said plates having a recess at one end and a crotch at the other end and a mirror supported on the other plate, the said recess with the device in one position constituting a foot rest, and the crotch with the device in a reversed position constituting a boot jack.

3. In a device of the character described the combination of a pair of plates making angles with each other, one of said plates having a recess'for a foot rest at one end and a crotch for a boot jack at the other end, a mirror on the other plate on one side of the first plate, and a receptacle formed with the latter plate on the other side of the first plate.

4. In a device of the character described the combination of a pair of plates making angles with each other, one of said plates having a recess for a foot rest at one end, and a crotch for a boot jack at the other end, a covering for the recess of the foot rest, a mirror on the second plate, and a receptacle with a door on the said second plate.

Signed at Bayonne in the county of Hudson and State of New Jersey this 3rd day of September A. D. 1919.

JOHN BRUscHi. 

